Net-staff



(No ModeL) G'. L. BAILEY.

NET STAFF,

No. 315,107. Patented Apr. 7, 1885.

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GILBERT L. BAILEY, OF PORTLAND, MAINE.

NET-STAFF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 315,107, dated April 7,1885.

Application tiled August 25, 1884. (No model.)

T @ZZ whom. t may concern: y

Be it known that I, GILBERT L. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Portland, in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Net-Staffs, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in the head of that class ofnet-statfs used by fishermen for landing or dip nets in which an elasticor spring hoop is employed, and has for its objects to provide aDetstatf head of such construction as to conveniently receive and rmlysupport the ends of an' elastic hoop and per- Init the same to be easilyremoved, and having no separable parts to get lost or loose. I attainthese objects by the mechanism illustrated in lthe accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section of the head and aportion of the staff, Fig. 2, a top view of the head; Fig. 3, a detailedView in perspective of the head and a portion of the staff and hoop, andFig. 4 a view of the hoop or strip'of which the hoop is made.

Similar letters referto similar' parts throughout the several views.

My invention consists in a hollow cylinder or ferrule, D, terminating ina rectangular head, K, having a dat-bottomed recess, A, formed in itsupper surface, with pins or studs G G rising therefrom, and slots F Fopening intosaid recess from the under sideof the projecting portions BB. Ferrule D is fixed on the smaller end of staff E, which carries atits larger end a screwbutt cap or screwcapped ferrule, or, if preferred,an ordinary ferrule.

The net-hoop C is made of a narrow flat strip of spring-tempered metal,preferably brass, of a length to give the desired size of hoop, and hasa small hole through it near each end,corresponding in size with studs GG.

Toput the hoop in position for use, one end is passed through slot F andover one of the The elasticity of the hoop causesthe u those of invertedslots F. The' width of the l hoop corresponds with that of the recessand slots, which, together with studs G G, pre- 'Vents any lateral playor drawing out of the hoop.

To remove the hoop, grasp it near one side of the head and bend it downuntil its end comes off the stud, then remove it from the slot and letit straighten out, when the other end can be readily removed, and thestrip placed within the staff, which may be made hollow for thatpurpose.

I am aware of the invention of Chas. F. Nason, patent dated 4August 81,1875, No. 167,189; also of O. M. Muncaster, dated Feb. ruary 13, 1883,No. 272,305, and that of R. J. Velles, dated March 6, 1883, No. 273,651,and do not claim any part of their inventions; but.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent,

1. Head K, having recess A, slot-s F F, and studs G G, in combinationwith stai E and elastic hoop O, substantially as herein described.

2. A net-staff head composed of one piece provided with a hollowcylindrical base, a re. cess in its upper surface, and slots or groovesin portions of its under surface opening into said recess, adapted toreceive and support the ends of an elastic net-hoop, substantially asherein set forth.

GILBERT L. BAILEY.

Vitnesses:

WILLIAM E. KNIGHT, J. E. FoBEs.

